Category Archives: WCMY News

The City of Oglesby faced a power outage early this morning, starting around 12:30 am and concluding around 3:45 am. The outage impacted a significant portion of the city, prompting city crews to be d...

Updated - Thousands of people across the country are being impacted by cell phone outages. AT&T said some of its customers are experiencing interruption and are encouraging the use of Wi-Fi callin...

(Springfield, IL) -- A once-in-a-lifetime emergence of two broods of cicadas will make for an especially noisy spring -- and some areas of Illinois will be hit harder than others. Researchers say in s...

The Rotary Club of Ottawa Sunrise recently recognized three students for their achievements. From Ottawa Township High School Kate Passwater was the Student of the Month for January. Passwater plans t...

Tuesday night in Ottawa proved to be a significant occasion for the community's children, as Deputy Grand Master Ray Jackson of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Illinois, along with past Noble ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois State Police say they seized almost 18-thousand pounds of illegal drugs last year. State Police say they also arrested more than 19 hundred people last year on charges ra...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced his support of a bill pending in the state General Assembly that would require greater transparency among lobbyists. Gi...

(Peoria, IL) -- Gas prices in Illinois have jumped this past week. According to a survey in Peoria by GasBuddy, the average price of a gallon of gas increased by 17 cents this past week to three dolla...

(Marshall, IL) -- Illinois State police say a recent crash on Interstate 70 near Marshall is the fifth accident related to the state's Move Over law this year. The Move Over Law requires motorists to ...

On Monday afternoon, emergency services swiftly reacted to an injured hiker at Starved Rock State Park. At approximately 3 o'clock, a distress call alerted authorities to a woman who had fallen in the...